These magazines pay for fiction; most also accept other genres, like non-fiction and poetry. – S. Kalekar

The Cincinnati Review
They usually accept work for their print magazine from all writers thrice yearly (opens at the beginning of May, September, and December, closes when filled), and accept submissions for their miCRo category for most of the year on an ongoing basis (see guidelines). Currently, they’re accepting works for the print journal (fiction, fiction translations, poetry, poetry translations, literary nonfiction, queries for drama) from writers of color only; shorter miCRo submissions, which are published online, are open for all writers. “Our Submission Manager is open for print-journal submissions from writers of color through March 8th, but is otherwise closed for print-journal subs until May 1st. Our online miCRo category remains open (please review miCRo guidelines before submitting).”
Deadline: 8 March 2024 for print journal (writers of color only); ongoing for miCRo
Length: Up to 40 pages for fiction, up to 20 pages for non-fiction, up to 5 poems for print; and 500 words for prose and 32 lines for poetry for miCRo
Pay: $25/page for prose and $30/page for poetry in the print journal; $25 for miCRo posts or special features
Details here and here.

Weird Horror Magazine
This is a horror/weird fiction magazine. “We are a home for the strange, the macabre, the eerie, the esoteric, the fabulist, and the gothic. The darkly numinous. The odd.  We are not interested in extreme horror. Do not send science fiction or fantasy.” Query for stories longer than 5,000 words. Their next reading period is in September.
Deadline: 15 March 2024
Length: 500-5,000 words
Pay: $0.02/word, up to $100
Details here and here.

Westerly
This Australian literary magazine publishes fiction, non-fiction, reviews, and poetry. They also accept art. The deadline for all creative work is mid-March; scholarly articles are accepted year-round. Please note, “we will offer any authors selected for publication who are not subscribers the option to take out a discounted year’s subscription as part-payment for their work.”
Deadline: 16 March 2024
Length: Up to 3,500 words fiction and creative non-fiction, up to 5 poems, about 800 words for reviews
Pay (in AUD): $300 for fiction and articles, $250-300 for poetry, $180 for reviews and online publication
Details here and here.

Ghoulish Tales
They’re now reading fiction and non-fiction submissions for their third issue. For fiction, “What we are after: short stories that fit our personal definition of the word GHOULISH, which is “fun horror that aims to celebrate all things spooky.” Note that we said fun, not funny. Comedic stories are definitely allowed, but it’s not all we’re looking to receive. We want stories that remind us why we love the horror genre.”
Deadline: 29 March 2024
Length: Up to 5,000 words for fiction, up to 2,000 words for non-fiction
Pay: $0.10/word
Details here.

Midnight Street Press: Road Less Travelled Magazine
This is a new magazine from Midnight Street Press. They are open for fiction, non-fiction, interviews; they also publish art. The editor wants “stories that have a mix of two or more of these genres:  horror, dark fantasy, sci-fi and slipstream, that explore original themes or traditional themes from an original perspective.” There will also be two or three deep horror stories – “What I’m looking for is any or all of these: fantastic, supernatural, psychological, very creepy and frightening.”
Deadline: 29 March 2024
Length: Unspecified
Pay: £40 for fiction; £60 for non-fiction and interview
Details here.

Split Lip Magazine
They accept fiction, memoir, poetry, and art. For fiction, they say, “We favor interesting, literary narratives with a modern, pop culture appeal. Voice-driven prose also gets us fired up.” They accept fee-free submissions starting the beginning of certain months (January, March, May, August, September, November), and close submissions when their cap is reached.
Deadline: 31 March 2024, or until filled, for fee-free submissions; fee-free submissions for Black writers open till end-May
Length: Up to 3,000 words for fiction, up to 2,000 words for memoir, 1 poem
Pay: $75 for poems, memoirs, flash, fiction, and art, $50 for interviews/reviews, and $25 for mini-reviews for their web issues
Details here and here.

The Forge Literary Magazine
They accept fiction and creative non-fiction. They open on the 1st of most months for fee-free submissions, and close when the cap is reached.
Deadline: 31 March 2024, or until filled
Length: Up to 3,000 words; can accept up to 5,000 words
Pay: $100
Details here and here.

Chestnut Review
This is a print and online magazine. “We are drawn to beautiful language, resonant images, and we crave narrative.” They have fee-free submissions of flash (up to 1,000 words), poetry, and art. Also, “If you have work that doesn’t fit neatly into the below categories, that doesn’t mean we won’t want to see it. Choose the most appropriate and include a note—we’ll figure it out.” They read throughout the year, with cut-off dates for issues. General submissions of short prose, and of more than 3 poems, have a fee attached. They accept short prose submissions for Black and Indigenous authors (1,000-5,000 words) without a submission fee.
Deadline: 31 March 2024 for the Summer issue
Length: See above
Pay: $120
Details here.

Banshee
This journal, from Banshee Press, welcomes fiction (including flash), non-fiction, and poetry from Irish and international writers. They are reading submissions for their 18th issue (autumn/winter 2024). Deadline: 31 March 2024
Length: Up to 5,000 words for prose, up to 4 poems
Pay: €250 for a story/essay; €75 for flash fiction; €50/poem
Details here (also click on ‘We believe in paying writers’ for rates.)

The Ex-Puritan
This Canadian magazine publishes fiction, non-fiction, experimental/hybrid work, interviews, reviews, poetry, and poetry in translation. They accept a limited number of fee-free submissions every month. (They also have fee-based submissions and contests.)
Deadline: 1 April 2024, or until filled, for the next issue; reads year-round
Length: 1,000-10,000 words for fiction, up to 4 poems; various for nonfiction (see guidelines)
Pay: CAD200 per essay; CAD150 for fiction; CAD100 per interview or review; CAD50 per poem (capped at CAD100); CAD50+ per experimental or hybrid work, at an increasing scale depending on the nature of the piece
Details here and here.

Bio: S. Kalekar is the pseudonym of a regular contributor to this magazine. She can be reached here.